FIAT. FIAT in INDIA

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd., Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Kurla,

Mumbai 400070, India

tel. +9122/25097006, fax +9122/25097571, http://www.fiat-india.com

FIAT UNO

FIAT PALIO

Models produced in India: Uno, Palio, Petra, Palio Adventure.

Production volume in 2003 - 7,616 vehicles.

In the years 1951-72 Premier company assembled, and later also manufactured, Fiat 500, 1100 Millecento, 100 Select and 1100 Delite models. In April 1996 Premier brought out the Uno model under the Fiat brand name (since 2000 with a 1.2-liter 62 hp engine; since 1998 with a 1.7-liter 57 diesel unit). In 1997 Fiat (51%) and Premier (49%) brought their business under one corporate roof - Fiat India Automobiles, which in 1999 launched production at the facility in Ranjangaon. Since 2001 the company has been owned by Fiat India Automobiles Private Ltd. concern, which, in turn, is owned by the Italian Fiat. The Siena, launched in 1999, was replaced in 2002 by the updated Siena and in April 2004 by the modernized Petra sedan with a 1.6-liter 100 hp unit or a 1.9-liter 63 hp diesel engine. Launched in 2000, the Siena Weekend was replaced in 2002 by the restyled Palio Weekend and the cross-country model Palio Adventure (1.6-liter 100 hp and since 2003 - 1.9-liter 63 hp diesel). In 2001 the new Palio was released, of which 90% is made of locally-produced components (1.2-liter 72 hp, 1.6-liter 100 hp and since 2003 – 1.9-liter 63 hp diesel). In 2006 the Fiat Panda will be launched in India.